Michael Horton says we need to once again let our lives and churches be driven by the gospel. The gospel isn't 'Follow Jesus' example" or "How to raise good children" The gospel is: Jesus Christ came to save sinners--even bad parents, even lousy followers of Jesus Paul calls the gospel "the power of God unto salvation," and I don't think he meant the power of God just unto conversion.' Although the gospel makes all sorts of things happen inside of me and gives me the fruit of the Spirit, the gospel itself is always an external word that comes to me announcing that someone else in history has accomplished my salvation for me. The gospel is not good instructions, not a good idea, and not good advice. The gospel is an announcement of what God has done for us in Jesus Christ